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Presenter: Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, CDIPC
Monday, April 20, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: Air Techniques, Inc.
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
Suction lines and dental unit waterlines may run side by side, but they don’t work the same—this webinar untangles the myths to show how each should be properly maintained.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between suction systems and dental unit waterlines based on purpose, design, and risk considerations.
- Explain why dental unit waterlines require biofilm-focused management while suction systems do not.
- Implement appropriate, system-specific maintenance strategies that support infection control and protect dental equipment.
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Presenter: Tami Wanless, RDH
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider:
Commercial Supporter: HuFriedyGroup
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 0
DESCRIPTION:
Is this the end of traditional polishing? How modern air polishing therapy is transforming clinical care for both patients and clinicians.
Air polishing has evolved far beyond its early reputation as a messy cosmetic procedure and is now a cornerstone of modern biofilm management. In this engaging 45‑minute discussion, join Dr. DiTolla and Tami Wanless, RDH, as they explore how modern air‑polishing technologies enhance clinical efficiency, increase patient comfort, and elevate the standard of care for implant maintenance, orthodontic treatment, and periodontal therapy. This conversation dives into real clinical cases and practical insights, offering candid perspectives on integrating air polishing into everyday dentistry. Even insurance coding receives attention, with straightforward guidance that makes documentation easier, clearer, and immediately applicable in your practice. Participants will leave with greater insight and confidence to successfully integrate modern air polishing into comprehensive patient care.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how modern air polishing systems support effective biofilm removal across preventive, periodontal, implant, and orthodontic care.
- Compare contemporary air polishing protocols with traditional motor-driven polishing in terms of efficiency, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.
- Identify practical workflow, team collaboration, and documentation considerations for implementing air polishing in routine clinical practice.
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Presenter: Kyle J. Losin, DMD, MSD
Thursday, April 23, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc.
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
Through clinical case examples, this webinar explores how evidence-based laser protocols improve periodontal and implant outcomes while expanding treatment capabilities and enhancing practice productivity. Discover how precision-driven care can elevate both clinical results and overall practice performance.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how different dental laser wavelengths influence tissue response and impact clinical decision-making in periodontal and peri-implant treatment.
- Identify laser-assisted protocols for managing periodontitis and peri-implantitis, including implant rescue and strategies to support predictable healing and osseointegration.
- Recognize opportunities to integrate laser procedures into everyday practice to enhance treatment efficiency, expand in-house capabilities, and support overall practice productivity.
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Presenter: Cherae Farmer-Dixon, DDS, MSPH, MBA, FACD, FICD
Monday, April 27, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: HALEON
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
As 2026 brings significant changes to Medicaid eligibility, digital health innovation, health care policy and increasing advances in technology, this session helps communities understand how these shifts impact real-world access to care and how to navigate the system with confidence for better health outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how shifts policy regarding Medicaid eligibility, coverage options, and regulations impact patient access and benefits.
- Describe how digital health tools and AI are influencing care delivery and patient decision-making.
- Identify practical steps individuals can take to protect coverage, navigate the system effectively, and connect with trusted providers and community resources.
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Presenter: Jennifer Bryk Hechko, DDS, MS, FAAPD
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: Convergent Dental
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
Join Dr. Jennifer Hechko for an engaging webinar exploring how the 9.3-micron CO₂ all-tissue laser is elevating pediatric dental care. Discover how this innovative technology supports anesthesia-free, blood-free, and pain-free procedures, helping to create a more positive experience for young patients, reassuring parents, and strengthening your practice. This session will highlight how integrating all-tissue laser dentistry can streamline clinical workflows and expand the range of procedures you can offer, while delivering elevated clinical results.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the practice and patient benefits of providing dentistry without local anesthesia.
- Discuss how the 9.3-micron CO₂ laser contributes to greater efficiency and clinical performance.
- Examine clinical cases such as cavity preparations, stainless steel crown procedures, frenectomies, and pulpotomies to demonstrate the laser’s use across both hard- and soft-tissue treatments.
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Presenter: Kallie Krueger, DMD
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: United Concordia
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
Implant related complications and disease are common and difficult to manage. This course seeks to provide a comprehensive summary on how to identify and manage the multifactorial peri-implant disease risk factors and how interdisciplinary collaboration can improve diagnosis, treatment planning, and the long-term health and success of dental implants.
Learning Objectives
- Screen patients and identify risk factors and risk indicators for peri-implant disease during implant treatment planning.
- Diagnose peri-implant diseases and conditions based upon clinical and radiographic findings.
- Recognize the importance of an interdisciplinary team to optimize long-term implant success.
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Presenter: Biraj Patel, BDS
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider:
Commercial Supporter: EdgeEndo
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 0
DESCRIPTION:
What defines true balance in today’s nickel titanium instrumentation? In this discussion, Dr. DiTolla speaks with Biraj Patel, BDS, about how modern NiTi design supports predictable, minimally invasive canal preparation.
The conversation explores how advances in heat treatment, file geometry, and shank stability contribute to improved flexibility, tactile control, and cutting efficiency—especially in complex anatomy. Dr. Patel shares practical clinical insights on simplifying instrumentation with an intuitive workflow that enhances confidence and consistency in everyday endodontic care. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how balanced NiTi performance supports efficient shaping and improved patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how contemporary NiTi file design features support an optimal balance of flexibility, stability, and cutting efficiency.
- Explain how minimally invasive shaping principles improve predictability when managing complex canal anatomy.
- Identify practical instrumentation workflows that enhance confidence, efficiency, and clinical outcomes in routine endodontic practice.
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Presenter: Maria L. Geisinger, DDS, MS
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: HALEON
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
As the aging U.S. population grows and dementia rates rise, dental professionals are increasingly on the front lines of managing the complex oral health needs of older adults—many of whom remain dentate, experience xerostomia inducing medications, and face elevated risks for caries and periodontal disease. This dynamic course explores the powerful links between periodontal disease, the oral microbiome, inflammation, and Alzheimer’s Disease, while equipping clinicians with practical, evidence-based strategies to deliver effective homecare guidance, reduce care-resistant behaviors, and optimize nonsurgical interventions for patients with dementia. Participants will leave with clearer clinical decision-making pathways and actionable protocols to elevate care for one of dentistry’s most vulnerable and rapidly expanding patient populations.
Learning Objectives
- Examine current scientific insights into the prevalence, etiology, and progression of dementia to strengthen clinical awareness and diagnostic confidence.
- Identify and clearly communicate the emerging connections between periodontal disease, oral pathogens, and neuroinflammatory pathways linked to Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Apply practical, patient centered strategies to improve communication, reduce care resistant behaviors, and deliver effective oral hygiene and dental treatment to individuals with dementia.
- Assess individual risk factors and oral health status to design targeted, evidence-based interventions that reduce caries and periodontal disease in cognitively impaired patients.
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Presenter: Lynn Atkinson, RDH
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: Shofu
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
Modern dental hygiene is evolving beyond traditional approaches, with greater emphasis on visualization, documentation, and minimally invasive adjunctive therapies to improve patient outcomes. This presentation explores how integrating advanced clinical photography and laser technology enhances the clinician’s ability to detect, communicate, and manage biofilm-related conditions with greater precision and confidence.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize how clinical photography enhances visualization of biofilm and periodontal conditions to support diagnosis and patient communication.
- Describe the adjunctive role of laser therapy following biofilm disruption to support bacterial reduction and tissue response.
- Apply visual co-diagnosis strategies using clinical images to improve patient understanding and treatment acceptance
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Presenter: Ankur Gupta, DDS
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider:
Commercial Supporter: Dandy
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 0
DESCRIPTION:
Gain a practical framework for assessing individual patients and learn techniques for efficiently arriving at a successful outcome—from initial scans through delivery of the final restoration.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate key clinical, anatomical, and patient-specific factors to determine when implant treatment versus removable dentures are indicated for single-tooth loss and the fully edentulous arch.
- Formulate and communicate evidence-based treatment recommendations that promote patient acceptance by balancing health considerations, anatomical limitations, and financial constraints.
- Demonstrate best practices for acquiring accurate digital scans and integrate digital workflows into the planning and execution of implant therapy and the fabrication of partial and complete dentures.
- Apply efficient clinical techniques and digital tools to reduce chair time and appointments while achieving predictable, high-quality clinical outcomes.
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Presenter: Nabeel Cajee, DDS, MICOI
Thursday, June 11, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: Impladent
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
In traditional bone grafting, we often treat the body as a passive recipient of material. This webinar challenges that paradigm by exploring the Regional Acceleratory Phenomenon (RAP) a transient state of high-tissue turnover and increased angiogenesis triggered by surgical stimulus. Dr. Nabeel Cajee will demonstrate how to intentionally activate this "biological turbo" to significantly shorten the healing timeline. The session focuses on the synergy between RAP and unique bioactive composite grafts. Unlike traditional bovine or synthetic grafts that can lead to long-term "sand" encapsulation, the resorption profile of bioactive composite grafts is synchronized with the RAP-induced metabolic surge, resulting in faster transition to vital, load-bearing bone.
Learning Objectives
- Master the science of the Regional Acceleratory Phenomenon, including the cellular mechanisms that drive accelerated bone modeling and remodeling following cortical injury.
- Analyze the mineralogical advantages of calcium Phosphate crystals, specifically their non-ceramic nature and how their porosity facilitates the rapid vascularization required during a RAP event.
- Discover surgical "decortication" and stimulus techniques designed to maximize the RAP response while minimizing patient morbidity.
- Evaluate case studies comparing traditional grafting timelines against the RAP and composite graft protocol, focusing on bone density and the time-to-implant placement.
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Presenter: Ankur Gupta, DDS
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: Shofu
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
Despite the myriad of benefits that dentists get to enjoy, including a high income, a less-than 5 day workweek, and the opportunity to be a business owner, many are miserable. This can be sourced to several factors. In this highly entertaining and realistic lecture, Dr. Gupta shares the techniques and strategies, both within and outside of the op, that have made life as a dentist better.
Learning Objectives
- Discover the products that help make dentistry more ergonomic and friendly for our backs, necks, and hands
- Discover the advances in technology that minimize the most stressful clinical situations.
- Discuss the updates in clinical dentistry that aid in isolation and hemostasis
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Presenter: Flavio Queiroz Henriques, DDS, MS, PhD
Thursday, August 27, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT)
Provider: Conexiant Education
Commercial Supporter: Shofu
COST: $0.00
CDE CREDITS: 1 Live/Interactive
DESCRIPTION:
This webinar will explore practical and up-to-date methods for adhesive rehabilitation utilizing both injected and traditional composite resins, emphasizing clinical decision-making and consistent results.
Learning Objectives
- Determine the biological and mechanical principles underlying adhesive rehabilitation and apply them effectively in clinical decision making.
- Identify indications, limitations and practical differences between injected and conventional composite resin techniques, selecting the most appropriate approach for each case.
- Plan and perform adhesive rehabilitation protocols step by step, including preparation, adhesion, injection, finishing and polishing, achieving consistent and predictable outcomes.